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This is what Weibo messaging indicates, when Chinese Internet users type the hashtag #DataLeak
in recent days.
The great army of censors has set in motion to stifle the news of a possible massive leak of personal data of 1 billion Chinese.
Under the pseudonym "ChinaDan", a hacker claimed on June 30 to be in possession of a database of 23 terabytes of private information.
In addition to surnames, first names, dates of birth, telephone numbers, addresses, the database contains identity card numbers and mentions of crimes and offenses reported to the police over a period ranging from 1997 to 2019. The database is illegally offered for sale for 10 bitcoins, the equivalent of $200,000 during July 5.
If security experts remain cautious about the magnitude of the figure announced - hackers often tend to exaggerate their exploits -…
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